Vice President Doan ends trip to Thailand

Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan visited the Thai province of Khon Kaen
on June 24 before concluding her visit to the country, at the
invitation of Prime Minister Yingluck Sinawatra.

On
meeting the Governor of Khon Kaen province Sombat Treewatsuwan, Vice
President Doan gave her thanks for the welcoming ceremony and went on to
highlight the achievements the province has made in socio-economic
development.

Doan underlined that Vietnam and
Thailand are neighbouring countries with a long traditional friendship
and share many traditional customs and culture.

She also reiterated Vietnam’s policy of increasing its traditional
friendship and cooperation with Thailand, adding that cooperation
between different localities is important for fostering the two
countries’ relationship.

Governor Treewatsuwan said
Khon Kaen, which is located in the East-West Economic Corridor, has
worked closely with several Vietnamese localities to explore the
corridor’s strengths and potential.

Khon Kaen
University and several Vietnamese universities have exchanged
under-graduate and post-graduate students, lecturers and researchers.
The province also often invites Vietnamese businesses to attend trade
promotions and conferences to share their experiences.

Vice
President Doan thanked Khon Kaen for supporting the Vietnamese
community who live in the province, saying she hopes the provincial
authorities will continue to work with Vietnam’s Consulate General
to help the community integrate into the local society.

Later the same day, Vice President Doan received Thai senator Prasert Prakhunsuksapan.

Earlier,
she visited the Vietnamese Consulate General and met with
representatives of the Vietnamese community in Khon Kaen province.

She stressed that the Vietnamese Party and State always cares for the
overseas Vietnamese population in Thailand and in Khon Kaen in
particular.-VNA